William Atherton

William Athertonborn 1947

usually

Actor

Popularity

3.2

Famous

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Atherton Knight (born July 30, 1947) is an American actor, best known for portraying Richard Thornburg in Die Hard and its sequel and Walter Peck in Ghostbusters.

Credits

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024

Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy

as Mayor Walter Peck

6.5
8.2
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020

Documentary

as Self

6.8
0.4
Clinical
Clinical

2017

Horror • Thriller

as Terry Drummond

5.3
0.9
Ghostheads
Ghostheads

2016

Documentary

as Self

5.9
0.4
Jinn
Jinn

2014

Thriller

as Father Westhoff

4
0.9
Jersey Shore Shark Attack
Jersey Shore Shark Attack

2012

Action • Comedy • Horror • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Dolan

4.8
0.4
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

2012

Comedy

as Earle Swinter

5.5
0.6
The Kane Files: Life of Trial
The Kane Files: Life of Trial

2010

Action • Thriller

as Daniel Morgan

4.8
2.5
Ghouls
Ghouls

2008

Fantasy • Horror

as Stefan

3.3
0.4
Black Crescent Moon
Black Crescent Moon

2008

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Jo Dexton

3.9
0.4
Aces 'N' Eights
Aces 'N' Eights

2008

Action • Western

as Howard

6.4
0.6
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door

2007

Crime • Drama • Horror • Thriller

as Adult David Moran

6.6
3.1
Kush
Kush

2007

Drama

as King

2.5
0.5
Towards Darkness
Towards Darkness

2007

Thriller

as John

5.2
0.3
Into the Sun
Into the Sun

2005

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Agent Block

4.5
1
Headspace
Headspace

2005

Horror • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Dr. Ira Gold

5.2
0.6
Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

Crime • Drama • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

as Sen. Ray Colby

4.9
0.8
Who's Your Daddy?
Who's Your Daddy?

2004

Comedy

as Duncan Mack

4.9
1
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai

2003

Action • Drama • War

as Winchester Rep

7.6
8.4
Race to Space
Race to Space

2001

Drama • Family

as Ralph Stanton

5.9
0.3
Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House

2001

as Arthur Kranston

10
0.1
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses

2000

Comedy • Drama

as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.3
0.5
The Crow: Salvation
The Crow: Salvation

2000

Action • Crime • Fantasy • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Nathan Randall

5.5
2.5
The Stranger
The Stranger

1999

Thriller

2
0.1
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999

Drama • TV Movie

as Darryl Zanuck

6.6
0.8
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company
Michael Kael vs. the World News Company

1998

Comedy

as James Denit

3.4
0.1
Mad City
Mad City

1997

Drama • Thriller

as Dohlen

6.2
1.1
Executive Power
Executive Power

1997

Thriller

as President Fields

6.5
0.3
Hoodlum
Hoodlum

1997

Crime • Drama

as Thomas E. Dewey

6.4
2.7
Raven Hawk
Raven Hawk

1996

Action • Drama • TV Movie

as Philip Thorne

3.7
0.6
Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome

1996

Comedy

as Dr. Noah Faulkner

4.5
1.5
Broken Trust
Broken Trust

1995

Drama • TV Movie

as Neil Roemer

5.2
0.3
A Night to Die For
A Night to Die For

1995

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

0
0.2
Virus
Virus

1995

TV Movie • Thriller

as Dr. Reginald Holloway

4.6
0.8
Frank & Jesse
Frank & Jesse

1994

Action • Adventure • Drama • Western

as Allan Pinkerton

5.2
0.6
Saints and Sinners
Saints and Sinners

1994

Crime • Drama

as Terence

4.3
0.3
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief

1993

Thriller

as Bob Gminski

6.6
2.8
Chrome Soldiers
Chrome Soldiers

1992

Action • Drama • TV Movie

as Sheriff Blackwell

3.8
0.3
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder

1992

Crime • Drama • Mystery • TV Movie

as Eric Walker

8.3
0.4
Oscar
Oscar

1991

Comedy

as Overton

6.3
2
Grim Prairie Tales
Grim Prairie Tales

1990

Horror • Western

as Arthur

5.8
0.3
Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2

1990

Action • Thriller

as Richard Thornberg

7
7.9
Buried Alive
Buried Alive

1990

Crime • Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

as Cortland "Cort" van Owen

6.7
1.5
Intrigue
Intrigue

1988

TV Movie • Thriller

as Doggett

5.7
0.2
Die Hard
Die Hard

1988

Action • Thriller

as Richard Thornburg

7.8
11.5
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987

Action • TV Movie • Thriller

as Martin 'Alpha' Loeber

8
0.6
No Mercy
No Mercy

1986

Action • Crime • Thriller

as Allan Deveneux

5.8
1.2
A Fight for Jenny
A Fight for Jenny

1986

Drama • TV Movie

as Michael Rosen

7
0.2
Real Genius
Real Genius

1985

Comedy • Romance • Science Fiction

as Professor Hathaway

6.7
2.5
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters

1984

Comedy • Fantasy

as Walter Peck

7.5
8.9
Malibu
Malibu

1983

Drama • TV Movie

as Stan Harvey

3
0.3
Tomorrow's Child
Tomorrow's Child

1982

Drama • Science Fiction • TV Movie

as Jim Spence

0
0.2
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth

1981

Drama • TV Movie

as Lawrence Selden

0
0.1
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

Drama

as James

6.3
0.7
Independence
Independence

1976

History

as Benjamin Rush

0
0.2
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg

1975

Drama • History • Thriller

as Boerth

6.3
0.7
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust

1975

Drama

as Tod Hackett

6.4
1
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express

1974

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Clovis Poplin

6.6
1.4
Class of '44
Class of '44

1973

Comedy • Drama

as Fraternity President

5.9
0.2
The New Centurions
The New Centurions

1972

Action • Crime • Drama

as Johnson

6.7
0.8
Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story
Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

0
0.2
Where Did the Adults Go?
Where Did the Adults Go?

Drama

as The Father

0
0.1

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